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The relaationship between solid and liquid water is very interesting and most notable for being the only compound in which the solid is less dense than the liquid! (A handful of elements also do this: Be, Ga, Ge.) The basic crystal structure of both the solid and the liquid is a cube. In ice, the water molecules take up positions at the corners of these cubes, and the cubes themselves are hollow. Being a solid, the molecules are locked into this arrangement because they don't have enough energy to move.
But, add a little heat and give those molecules some energy to move around, and now some of those molecules begin to move inside of the hollow cubes. This is the secret of the change in density: filled cubes of liquid water are more dense than empty ones of the ice. In the liquid, the molecules are always moving: from a corner to inside the cube to another corner to another corner....
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What is the arrangement of water molecules in a solid?
In a solid state, water molecules are arranged in a crystalline structure with a specific geometric arrangement. This arrangement enables water molecules to form a fixed pattern and maintain a solid shape.
What happens to the arrangement to the molecules as ice melts?
The arrangement of water molecules start having their chemical bonds break as ice melts. Hydrogen bonds constantly form and break constantly moving everything out of position.
Are molecules further apart in ice than in water?
Yes, in ice, water molecules are in a more organized structure compared to when they are in liquid form. This results in a hexagonal lattice arrangement in ice, causing the molecules to be more spread out and creating a lower density compared to liquid water.
Which phase of water allows individual water molecules to get closest together?
Water molecules are closest together in the liquid phase.
How does the speed of the molecules change when ice changes to water?
When ice changes to water, the speed of the water molecules increases. In the solid state as ice, the molecules are held in a rigid structure and have minimal movement. As heat is added, the molecules gain energy, causing them to vibrate faster and break free from their rigid arrangement, resulting in the molecules moving more freely in the liquid state.
What is the arrangement of water molecules in a solid?
In a solid state, water molecules are arranged in a crystalline structure with a specific geometric arrangement. This arrangement enables water molecules to form a fixed pattern and maintain a solid shape.
What happens to the arrangement to the molecules as ice melts?
The arrangement of water molecules start having their chemical bonds break as ice melts. Hydrogen bonds constantly form and break constantly moving everything out of position.
How do the molecules in solids liquids gases differ?
The molecules remain identical (for example ice, water, vapors).
What happen to the arrangement of water molecules as ice melts?
The arrangement of water molecules start having their chemical bonds break as ice melts. Hydrogen bonds constantly form and break constantly moving everything out of position.
Are molecules further apart in ice than in water?
Yes, in ice, water molecules are in a more organized structure compared to when they are in liquid form. This results in a hexagonal lattice arrangement in ice, causing the molecules to be more spread out and creating a lower density compared to liquid water.
It takes water molecules to fill up the same space if the molecules are in the form of ice as compared to liquid water?
No, it takes the same number of water molecules to fill up a certain space whether they are in the form of ice or liquid water. In ice, the water molecules are just held in a more structured arrangement compared to the more freely moving molecules in liquid water.
How liquid water ice and vapor differ from each other?
They are made of different kinds of molecules.
Is the molecules of water within ice are far apart?
Yes, the molecules of water in ice are arranged in a rigid and orderly structure, with each molecule held in place by hydrogen bonds. This arrangement causes the molecules to be spaced further apart compared to when water is in its liquid form.
What are the three solid states of water?
As far as I know, there can only be one solid state of anything, as for water that's known as ice. If you mean the three states of water, you have just plain water (Liquid obviously) Ice (Solid) and water vapor or steam (Gas)
Is liquid water more dense than ice water?
No, ice water is more dense than liquid water. This is because the molecules in ice water are arranged in a more structured way, leading to a higher density compared to the more random arrangement of molecules in liquid water.
What phase change does the arrangement of water molecules become most orderly?
During fusion, or the formation of a solid, as in liquid water turning to ice.
Is ice reversible or irreversible?
Irreversible because the ordered arrangement of molecules in the ice crystals is lost and the entropy increases. Irreversible because the ordered arrangement of molecules in the ice crystals is lost and the entropy increases.
